YACT: help changing tires

[Fenixgoon]

ok, so im trying to put some 17's on my VW passat but for some reason, they wont sit flush. i have one of those plastic fake lugnut things to help get the wheel on, but i cant seem to get the wheels to sit on the car flush. any idea why? i've tried rotating the wheel once i get it on the plastic "lugnut" but that didn't really get me anywhere. i can't even get the original 15's back on now :|

pointers? suggestions?

please no flaming, i really need to get either the 1 15'' or all 17'' cause i gotta drive to school tmw

 

[Insane3D]

Some pics would help...access to a camera? I'm trying to visualize this plastic lugnut...

 

[jlee]

Are they the proper size/offset?

 

[Zim Hosein]

i have one of those plastic fake lugnut things to help get the wheel on,

 

[jagec]

Now I've seen it all.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: jagec
Now I've seen it all.

I haven't seen the plastic lugnut yet! :|

 

[Colt45]

you suck ass.

sit on the ground, hold the tire up with your feet if it wont sit nice on the hub.

put in one bolt
put in the rest

 

[Heisenberg]

You can't even get the original 15" back on? Have you tried jacking the car up some more? You have to raise the car higher to get the wheel back on than you do to take it off usually.

 

[iamwiz82]

You may have to call road service in your driveway :laugh:

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
You may have to call road service in your driveway :laugh:

roadservice = my brother.. jack failed when i raised it up too high.. veeeeeeerrrry bad :|

as far as i can tell, no mechancical damage to engine or anything (isnt touching ground).. but part of the plastic siding is ripped up (can be reattached, but looks kinda funny)... god im fvcked

 

[iamwiz82]

Perhaps you should give up any automotive work in the future.

 

LOL, you dropped your car on the ground with no wheel? Way to go.

 

[Vic]

WTF?

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: jumpr
LOL, you dropped your car on the ground with no wheel? Way to go.

i only had 1 wheel off, else i'd be even more fscked

by the way it was a scissor jack.... a nice pneumatic one would have been better

 

[Insane3D]

Before you do any more work, you might want to pick u pa decent floor jack.

Scratch that...might be best to take it somewhere in your case..

 

[Yossarian]

did you take the old wheels off first?

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: jumpr
LOL, you dropped your car on the ground with no wheel? Way to go.

That would make for a great owned pic.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
did you take the old wheels off first?

hahaha

 

[Fenixgoon]

turns out i couldnt have put on the wheels anyway.. all the tires were directional and i had 3 right side tires and 1 left side.. the ventus tire had "rotation -->" hidden on the damn thing.. so reallly, if i had seen that i didnt have the required tires, none of this would have happened :|

 

[isekii]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Ryan]

ROTFLMAO AT THIS WHOLE THREAD!!!!

 

[murphy55d]

This is why I let trained professionals do any sort of car-work.

 

[Bassyhead]

funny

 

[KLin]

Here's another candidate for Kelvrick's dumbass list :laugh:

 

[Pepsi90919]